The Briefing 05-25-16

History lessons not learned: Mao's bloody communist revolution still grips China todayUSA Today (Hannah Gardner) — China buries memories of violent Cultural Revolution 50 years laterFinancial Times (Lucy Hornby) — China declares cultural revolution a ‘total mistake’Wall Street Journal (Andrew Browne) — Xi Embraces Mao’s Radical Legacy

In attempt to subdue Christianty's growth, China's Communist Party removes crosses from churchesNew York Times (Ian Johnson) — Decapitated Churches in China’s Christian Heartland

Technology outstrips morality in closed-door meeting where scientists discuss creating synthetic DNANew York Times (Andrew Pollack) — Scientists Talk Privately About Creating a Synthetic Human GenomeFinancial Times (Anjana Ahuja) — The uses and abuses of human genome synthesis

There's a 91% chance Hawaii won't get hit by a mega-tsunami in next 50 years—and it's making headlinesThe Atlantic (Robinson Meyer) — Human Extinction Isn't That UnlikelyUniversity of Hawaii (Rhett Butler and Neil Frazer) — New research estimates probability of mega-earthquake in the Aleutians